Law Day

All Contests:

One Grand Prize will be awarded to the best overall individual entry chosen from all grade levels. If the grand prize is awarded to a group entry, the grand prize will be $500 cash split equally among the group members.

Judging for both the art and writing contest is based on originality and interpretation of the theme.

Deadline: Jan. 16, 2015. Must be received by the deadline, so mail a few days earlier.

Teachers (including home school teachers) will receive a color participant certificate, ready for personalization, for each student who enters.

Students submitting entries directly to the OBA will also receive a certificate.

All teachers submitting entries will be entered into a drawing for gift certificates.

Target date to announce contest winners: February 2015.

Winning entries will be published in the Oklahoma Bar Journal and posted to the OBA website.

First and second place winners in each category will receive a framed award certificate in addition to prize money. First place winners will be invited to an award presentation ceremony at the State Capitol, where each attending winner will receive his or her award. Second place winners will be presented their awards by their local county bar association. Honorable mention winners will receive an award certificate in a presentation folder with a ribbon. Presentation arrangements for honorable mention recipients will vary by county.

Judges reserve the right to not award a prize for every grade level.

Art Contest

Grades: Pre-kindergarten and Kindergarten (includes T-1): Coloring

For each grade level, a first and second place winner are chosen

Note: beginning in 2014-2015, transitional first grade students will be judged within the "kindergarten" category.

First and second place winners receive certificates and ribbons

Honorable mention certificates will also be awarded

Three coloring sheets to choose from; each student may pick one of the coloring sheets to enter.

Grades: 1-12:

This is a free form art contest for students grades 1-12. Entries will be an original piece of artwork from any medium. Examples of entries might be used to document student community service project (digital or DVD format preferred), a video production, mixed media artwork, original music, creative writing, poetry, photography, collage or anything else that relates to the contest theme.

1st place and 2nd place prizes will be awarded for each grade level.

1st place winners in 1st-8th will receive a $50 cash prize.

2nd place winners in 1st - 8th will receive a $25 cash prize.

1st place winners in 9th-12th will receive $100 cash prize.

2nd place winners in 9th-12th will receive $50 cash prize.

Honorable mention certificates will also be awarded

Group submissions are accepted and will be judged at the grade level of the group member in the highest grade.

Writing Contest

A writing contest is available for 1st - 12th grade. Students will respond to a prompt based on his or her grade level provided by the Oklahoma Bar Association Law Day Committee. Each prompt has been tailored to align with the Oklahoma State Department of Education social studies standards.